See the thing about ocd....

[OCD515]

OK SO I KNOW EVERYONE HERE HATES OCD...AND TRUST ME ITS NOT MY BEST FRIEND EITHER...BUT IF U THINK ABOUT IT....THIS CONDITION HAS CHANGED THE WAY I THINK... EXAMPLE: WHEN I WAS 15 AND I WAS OCD FREE...I WOULD THINK SIMPLE MINDED AND I WOULDNT THINK ABOUT PROS AND CONS WHEN WALKING INTO A SITUATION...NOW IM 17 AND I HAVE OCD...I HAVE THESE THOUGHTS WHERE I CAN FIGURE OUT IF PEOPLE ARE LYING TO ME...JUST BECAUSE I CAN OVER ANALYZE THE WAY THE PERSON IS TELLING ME...AND I CAN CATCH THEM IN A LIE SO EASILY....ALSO IT HAS MADE SO MUCH MORE CREATIVE AND HAS MADE ME HAVE A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK ON LIFE...I MISSED WHEN I WAS OCD FREE...MAYBE I WILL BE SOME DAY AGAIN... BUT JUST REMEMBER THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE U WILL NEVER FORGET ABOUT...SORRY I HAD TO GET THIS OFF MY CHEST....

 

[slimjim119]

I think I know what you mean. OCD makes you more aware and perceptive of things. You analyze every thing in detail and pick up things other people wouldn't. I wish I could forget about the whole OCD experience. Too mentally exhausting.

 

[RedRibbons]

It is very tiring. I developed OCD when I was about 17. And it's very frustrating. I just want to feel normal again. In a way, I am happy though, that I think so much.. :/

 

[KeepItPoetic]

I understand what you are saying and you do pick up on things other people wouldnt so quickly but i think thats also a gift and a curse because i tend to over analyze everything to the point people look at me like im crazy....alot of the time i just want to turn it off. I'd rather be normal and relaxed then anxious and seeing hidden messages in peoples words

 

[Silverman]

it is a gift and a curse indeed, i'm suffering because of ocd but when you see the bright side of it, you become more inteligent all around, there is a price for that. think of this, all the geniuses in the world were crazy as shit and all their life was miserable.

 

[Josue]

I thought of the same thing.Sometimes I think my obsessive perfectionism will give me an advantage. Sometimes I like the fact I am a perfectionist.The problem is this disorder cripples me with major procrastination and indicisiveness, do overs ect.. so I tend to get nowhere.

I think I would rather be free and just flow with it instead of fighting against the current.